colbert asked the fec to allow him to form his own pac, political action committee. >> i am in support of this. colbert let the lawyer do the talking before the commission. but once outside he delivered the news to fans. >> moments ago, the federal election commission made their ruling. ladies and gentlemen, i am sorry to say -- we won! i am a super pac and so can you! >> he's a super power now. >> he's semi-serious about this, making a point. he told the crowd, i don't accept the status quo. while brandishing a portable credit card processing machine. i do accept visa, mastercard and american express. no personal checks. >> also a line on the super pac website reads, making a better tomorrow, tomorrow. he's so good at stuff like that, i really appreciate his humor. >>> a couple of sports news items now. first, the nba. a lockout has officially started. the contract between owners and players expired at midnight with the two sides very far apart. >> and all league business is now on hold including the free agency period slated to start today. after the last lockout, the 1998-99 season